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Household of John Blight (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Blight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blight, born in 1837 in Langtree, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Blight, born in 1836 in Buckland, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1859 in Langtree, Devon, England), John (born 1871 in Langtree, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Langtree, Devon, England), Edith (born 1878 in Langtree, Devon, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Langtree, Devon, England).


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John Blight's household

Male

John

Blight

Head
Female

Mary

Blight

Wife
Male

Frederick

Blight

Son
Male

John

Blight

Son
Female

Sarah

Blight

Daughter
Female

Edith

Blight

Daughter
Male

Frank

Blight

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Blight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Langtree, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blight

Head

Married

44

1837

Langtree, Devon, England

Mary

Blight

Wife

Married

45

1836

Buckland, Devon, England

Frederick

Blight

Son

Single

22

1859

Langtree, Devon, England

John

Blight

Son

Single

10

1871

Langtree, Devon, England

Sarah

Blight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Langtree, Devon, England

Edith

Blight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Langtree, Devon, England

Frank

Blight

Son

Single

0

1881

Langtree, Devon, England

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